Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-05
CITY COUNCIL.
OHicIai Proceedings of the Monday
Evenings Meeting.

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Monday evening, May Q. 1Ss7-Council
convened in regular session. Mayor
Teller in the chair. Roll called, all
members present.
Reading OF minutes of previous meet
ing dispensed with and the same APP
proved.
Petition Of ]. 4. NJ. Pierce and A. F.
Bartlett asking that alley in block 10
lower Yankton be vacated referred to
committee on grades streets and alleys.
Petition OF John w. Rankin asking
shat water be turned off his lot, referred
to committee on wsterworks.
Petition OF VIM. Kelly asking to be
appointed policeman and lamplighter
presented and read.
Petition OF Bartlett Trip and others
praying that a sidewalk be ordered built
on the west side OF Walnut street from
18th street to the Northwestern railroad
track referred to committee on grades
streets and alleys.
Petition of 8. w. Swift & Go. and
other property owners asking extension
of water mains or Capitol street referred
to committee on w%aterworke.
Report of Chas 81. Bates city treasurer
referred to committee on finance and
taxation.
Report of Patrick Brennan referred to
committee on licenses,
rL -,
Bill of JAS. ~Dishlngton, superinten-
dent of water works, $40.10, presented.
On motion $3.50 allowed.
COMMITTEES on ordinances reported
back fayorab'y IN ordinance to amend
section one of chapter three OF the re-
revised ordinances OF the of the city
entitled appointment of city officers
and members of the board Of education"
On motion report adopted.
On motion rules suspended and ordi-
nance read the third time and passed.
Ayes s, nays Q, as follows:
Voting in the; affirmative. Aldermen
Balmat, Branch, Grove, English, Max,
McVay, Noonan and Ohlman--s. Mega
tive none.
The committee on finance and taxa
ton presented the following report
which on motion was adopted:
Yankton, Dakota, May End, 1ss7-To
the Honorable Mayer and Council OF the
City of Yankton. Dakota-Gentlemen:
We your committee on finance and tax
alton have examined the reports OF the
secretary of the board of education for
the year 1885 and 1887, of E. M. O,Brien,
city clerk, April 1887. Jacob Huber, CITY
weigher, April 1887, Z. T.. Pratt, CITY
justics, April 1887, Ole Lee, city weigh
e1s March 1887, and the following bills,
find them correct and recommend that
they be paid:
Phil * Faulk, use Of Office for
election ............ ........$ 8 90
Dudley, Richey 8 Gross, mdse
for water workH...... - 3 90
james K~ingsbury, worn On cul-
vert and mdse therefor. $500. DO go
r SeIinger, rent Of jail for month
of April 1887 q l5
John Scnlly "A days work on
street with team at S 500 per
day ....s........... ........ Is 30
Chris Thompson, 81 days. car
penter work at $3.50 per day. 6 So
M Yeatman, 2 days work on
street at S .50 per day.:.. 8 90.
Chas I'll Bates, judges and clerks
of election April 1887.. 40 90
George Murphy. 20 days work
with team at $3 GU per day..... 8 %
Geo w Roberts, stone furnished
city $3.50. 10 81
r Selinger, rent of Jail from Jan
LIST to April LIST, 1sS7.... 10 SO
Jacob Huber; D axe handls.... / 25
Yankton brick yards, brick. $50. 33 Is
Ct w Southwick, care trnok
house April 1887 4 90
James ,Dishington, services .as
superintendent OF water works
April, Observation-Disclosures. 8 90
Ed Palmer, services as city en-
ginee April, 1887 .... SO rs
p M O.Brien, salary as city clerk
and postage. ......... 3S 90
w 2 Dewey, salary as city attor-
ney April 1887. 10 90
Peter Falkenburg, salary az
policeman and lamp lighter for
April 1887. so 90
Chas 81 Bates, salary as CITY
treasurer April 18th to 3Oth,
both days 1nclnsive. ....... Is rs
Geo Baurnann, salary as oity
marshal April Let to April 1lth,
both days inclusive. % 90
Patrick Brennan, salary as city
marshal April 18th to April
30th. both days inclusive...... 4S 90
Ed Palmer. rent OF Office April
~ B 90
Treasurer Teller Hose %. No. /,
subsidy. /. !. 10 90
Treasurer Champion Hose Go.
No.2. subsidy 10 90
Treasurer Yankton Hook & Lad
der Go. No. /, subsidy.. 10 90
VIM Ford, 20 days work on street
at 81 80 per day...m 80 90
Jerry Sullivan, 6A days work on
street with team at So. 90 per
~ 20
Ohas Long, 8 days work with
team at $500 per d8y... 8 90
3 Il Johnson, A days work on
streeksat $l.50 per day...... 6 90
w Swift & Co, lumber March
and April 1ss7............... 1856 81
Thos Stewart, 20 days services
as street commissioner at $2.00
per day................... 80 90
Thos Stewart, 1919 days team
work at 81 30 per dey ......... SO 90
IT Pratt, repairing hydrant 49,. / %
VIM Blatt, mdse for water works 20 81
Jacob Huber, l keg nails... 8 80
PJ Nyberg, mdse for streets.... II 90
G W Collins, planting trees and
blowing and seeding grounds
as per c~ontract....... ....-..- ss 50
MIR. Montgomery, planting trees
and blowing and seeding
grounds az per ntraet. % On